ENS 303
Syllabus

Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to help students to…
· improve their fluency in English and develop their abilities to work independently
· develop abilities to discuss different ideas in various literary texts, films and video and audio materials
· write systematically about literature and ideas and improve their argumentative writing skills
· increase their knowledge of syntax and grammar as well as their skills in using punctuation and dictionaries

Materials:
Ný ensk málfræði fyrir framhaldsskóla - Raymond Murphy
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Melon Porridge for English 303 (bought in class)
Modern Short Stories - Alex Martin and Robert Hill
A5 notebook
A good English dictionary and internet access
Handouts from the teacher, video and audio materials
http://www.bhs.is/porridge/

Course Description:
Students read the short stories "Outside the Cabinet-Maker's", "Ace in the Hole" and "The First Seven Years" from Modern Short Stories and the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Students finish units 22-23, 57-58 and 88-92 in Ný ensk málfræði fyrir framhaldsskóla and use the interactive grammar website http://www.bhs.is/porridge to test their knowledge of grammar, word formation and vocabulary. Students will also work with Melon Porridge and various handouts as well as films, audio and oral assignments. Students are required to use English all the time. Students will write one A5 page in a diary after every class. The diary is handed in at the end of every week.
Late assignments lower the grade.

Evaluation:
Final exam counts 50% (students must pass this part of the evaluation)
Writing assignments 10%
Short story test 10%
Oral assignments 10%
Diary 10%
Homework and quizzes 10%
Students that get the grade 8,5 in this part can skip the final exam.

The syllabus is subject to change

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